[Jim Noble]

And if you think about it, what other states besides California would produce the most fanatical, pro-Obama acolytes? I can't think of any others, except for maybe states in the Northeast.

California and Northeast?

Big, big difference.

White Democrats in the Northeast (except Vermont) vote the way they do because they hate Republicans. A lot.

White Democrats in California, as far as I can tell, really believe this shit.

[pepsi_junkie]

White Democrats in the Northeast (except Vermont) vote the way they do because they hate Republicans. A lot.

White Democrats in California, as far as I can tell, really believe this shit.

That's a really astute observation. I believe there is much truth in it. I live in NJ and here they would vote for an eggplant if you put a suit on it and put a (D) next to it's name on the ballot. It's not about the policies, it's about the party. In this regard, we of the Northeast can at last claim to have achieved racial harmony, because on this matter of party first, most whites and blacks are 100% in agreement.

[Eva]

I think that it is part of a MoveOn.org letter campaign. MoveOn has taken over the health care campaign in Bellingham, WA for the SEIU. I guess the SEIU doesn’t have a large presence in Whatcom County, other than the Indidan tribe (tribes have their own branch of the SEIU). MoveOn is having a rally in front of the office of Congressman Rick Larsen today at noon.